Mountain Lion

the mountin lion or Puma conconcoler also known as the mountain lion, puma, panther, mountain cat
mountin lion CHARACTERISTICS
The mountin lion is a living thing because it can respond,grow and develop, it's made of one or more cells and it can reproduce.

diet:

Mountain lions eat large mammals such as deer, and smaller mammals such as mice, squirrels, porcupines, raccoons, rabbits and beavers

Grow and Develop:

Puma Concolor Cougar - Male - average weight 150 - 160 pounds, Females 100 - 120 pounds.

Reproduce:

Mating Season: Commonly from December to March, but can happen at any time during the year.

Gestation: 82-96 days.

Litter size: 2-4 kittens.


Respond to it's enviornment:
it sheads to stay warm if its in a hot envirement
needs:
food air watter
shelter:
den

Kingdom:	[[/wiki/Animal|Animalia]]
Phylum:	[[/wiki/Chordate|Chordata]]
Class:	[[/wiki/Mammal|Mammalia]]
Order:	[[/wiki/Carnivora|Carnivora]]
Family:	[[/wiki/Felidae|Felidae]]
Subfamily:	[[/wiki/Felinae|Felinae]]
Genus:	[[/wiki/Puma_(genus)|Puma]]
Species:	Puma concolor
[[/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature|Binomial name]]
Puma concolor ([[/wiki/Carolus_Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1771)
[[/wiki/Subspecies|Subspecies]]
P. c. couguar - North America P. c. costaricensis - Central America P. c. capricornensis - eastern South America P. c. concolor - northern South America P. c. cabrerae - central South America P. c. puma - southern South America Also see text